Serge this fast and fun fabric bin—an ideal project for 10-inch precut fabric squares. 10-inch precuts are also known as 10-inch Stackers, Crackers, Layer Cakes, Patty-Cakes, Storybooks, and Ten Squares! If you’ve been wondering what to do with 10-inch precuts, start by selecting four 10-inch precut squares and celebrate National Serger Month with some one-on-one time with your serger.

Baby Lock is celebrating National Serger Month, during the month of April, by offering over 50 projects to make with your serger. Head over to NationalSergerMonth.org and check out the many projects designed by your favorite sewlebrities and bloggers.

The colorful fabric bin project here features decorative serger stitching, a technique that has many applications.

Cut about 30-inches of all-purpose thread, loop in half, insert the cut ends into the threading ports, hold on to the lasso end, and push the button, which threads the loopers.

Insert the decorative thread through the lasso of the all-purpose thread (as pictured below). Manually pull the ends of the all-purpose thread, which will thread the heavier thread through the loopers.

Thread needles with coordinating Madeira Aerolock Thread. Test the stitch on a scrap of fabric. Adjust the stitch length or width as needed.

Note from Nancy: Madeira Flosses are ideal for a decorative serger finish that resembles cording. Madeira Floss is securely packed in practical and unique packaging, which protects the thread from dust and dirt. Simply clip an opening at the bottom of thread pack and pull the thread you need. The floss stays clean and tangle free in its self-storage pack and can be stitched to the very last inch. Use large Wonder Clips to clip the floss packages to the serger thread guides.

Serge the tote top edges, trimming off approximately 1/8”. Overlap ending and beginning stitches about 1/2”.

Thanks for this post, I have the Ovation, and l love to see new projects that I can do with this machine. Thanks again.

Lynn SterudApril 2, 2016

This will be a blog post to put on my Pinterest board for sure!! I’m the happy owner of an Ovation serger and love all the things I can make with it! My husband calls me the Sergin’ General!
Do you have a link or recommendation for making a quilt on a serger? A local shop is offering a class called Guerrilla Quilting with Karen Clancy in April but I won’t be able to take it because of other commitments. Will your store be offering something like this?
Thanks for all you do and best wishes for continued good health!